PT-2017-7408 · Puppet · Puppet Enterprise

Published 2017-12-11 · Updated 2022-01-24 · CVE-2015-8470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Puppet Enterprise versions 3.7.x through 3.8.x and 2015.2.x

Description The issue is related to the console in Puppet Enterprise not setting the secure flag for the JSESSIONID cookie in an HTTPS session. This makes it easier for remote attackers to capture the cookie by intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session.

Recommendations For Puppet Enterprise versions 3.7.x, 3.8.x, and 2015.2.x, consider updating the configuration to set the secure flag for the JSESSIONID cookie in HTTPS sessions to prevent interception. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8470

Affected Products

Puppet Enterprise

References · 3

• https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8470 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25773 · Telegram Post